heyday

or hey·dey

[ hey-dey ]

/ ˈheɪˌdeɪ /

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noun

the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime: the heyday of the vaudeville stars.

Archaic. high spirits.

Origin of heyday

1580–90; variant of high day, apparently by confusion with heyday²

Words nearby heyday

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Definition for heyday (2 of 2)

heyday ²

[ hey-dey ]

/ ˈheɪ deɪ /

interjection Archaic.

(used as an exclamation of cheerfulness, surprise, wonder, etc.)

Origin of heyday

1520–30; rhyming compound based on hey; replacing heyda < German hei da hey there

Example sentences from the Web for heyday

The Rizzoli in New York City was no ordinary bookstore in its seventies heyday.

The Bookstore That Bewitched Mick Jagger, John Lennon, and Greta Garbo |Felice Picano |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Even a century after his heyday, Houdini has maintained the same mystique he enjoyed while living.

Get a Piece of Houdini Before He Disappears |Nina Strochlic |August 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But in his heyday, no public poll showed him with less than 34 percent support among the American public.

A Brief History of Wingnuts in America; From George Washington to Woodstock |John Avlon |August 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Big Sugar, advocates say, is employing strategies reminiscent of Big Tobacco in its heyday.

Guess Who Doesn’t Want You to Know How Much Added Sugar Is in Your Food |Tim Mak |July 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

No other African American has replicated his success in the four decades since his heyday atop the country charts.

With Arsenio Hall Out, Late Night Becomes All White and Male—and So What? |Keli Goff |June 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Too soon were we also for "the heyday of the vintage, when Nature is pouring her abundance into everyone's lap."

East of Paris |Matilda Betham-Edwards
The second act discloses Schwarz married to Lulu, and in the heyday of artistic fame and fortune.

Modernities |Horace Barnett Samuel
Nor was her ardour abated when Merle reminded her that April was still in its heyday.

Twos and Threes |G. B. Stern
Yet goodness knows we seemed during even my sojourn to make more lamp parts than creation ever had used in the heyday of lamps.

Working With the Working Woman |Cornelia Stratton Parker
For them there is in store a respect and affection—a peace and power, all unknown in the heyday of young romance.

The Hearth-Stone |Samuel Osgood

British Dictionary definitions for heyday

heyday

/ (ˈheɪˌdeɪ) /

noun

the time of most power, popularity, vigour, etc; prime

Word Origin for heyday

C16: probably based on hey

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heyday

or hey·dey

noun

Origin of heyday

Words nearby heyday

Definition for heyday (2 of 2)

interjection Archaic.

Origin of heyday

Example sentences from the Web for heyday

British Dictionary definitions for heyday

noun

Word Origin for heyday

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

heyday

or hey·dey

noun

Origin of heyday

Words nearby heyday

Definition for heyday (2 of 2)

interjection Archaic.

Origin of heyday

Words related to heyday

Example sentences from the Web for heyday

British Dictionary definitions for heyday

noun

Word Origin for heyday